Listed Building record TQ 55 SW 212 - 2 HIGH STREET

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1972

Location

Grid reference TQ 5316 5425 (point)
Map sheet TQ55SW
Civil Parish SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HIGH STREET 1. 1614 (East Side) No 2 TQ 5354/1/2 II 2. C18 but with C19 bay window and porch additions and modern rendering. 3-window facade of 2 storeys with C18 flat modillioned cornice and concealed leaded gutter; ridge tile roof with 3 flat-roofed leaded dormers. End brick stacks. Centre projecting stucco porch with square corner pilasters, moulded entablature and cornice. Square, projecting bays on either side of porch carried up 2 storeys with large, square-paned, modern casement windows on both floors. C18 sash window in centre over porch. Historical associations - Charles Dickens used to lodge at this house when visiting Sevenoaks.
Listing NGR: TQ5316054251 (1)

In 1994 a survey on cellars in the Sevenoaks area was undertaken. 2 High Street was found to have the entire floor area taken by the cellar. (2)


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> ?, 1994, Sevenoaks Cellar Survey (Unpublished document). SKE17186.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Unpublished document: ?. 1994. Sevenoaks Cellar Survey.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Sevenoaks Cellar Survey (EKE11452)

Record last edited

Jan 5 2012 4:37PM